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    Whitley

    WIT-lee

    English
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    White meadow; Bright clearing
    Origin
    English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Whitley does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "White meadow; Bright clearing", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Whitley.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1990s (0.006% of births), currently falling
    Spiritual meaning
    Whitley is white as snow — scarlet sins washed, robes made bright, the meadow cleansed by the blood of the Lamb.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Isaiah 1:18

      "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

    • Revelation 7:14

      "These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."

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